Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-03
ENGLAND.
The Quecn Mt Dramatic Perform
Rnce-Inyited TO Dine.

by Aueio-American cable TO the Dispatch.l
LONDON. February 2.-The Liberals
are pleased with the Parnell amend
ment to the address, considering 1t
moderate in tone and skilfully worded.
The Chamberlain group will hold aloof
from division on the amendment.
The Queen attended dramatic per-
Torrance at the Osborne House to-day.
This is the first time she has been at a
play since the death of Prince Albert.
The performance took place in the
Council chamber of the palace. The
play was Gilbert's Sweetheart,
with Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall in the lead
ing roles. The audience included
Princess Beatrice, Prince Henry of
Battenburg, Princess Frederick of
Hanover, and thirty court attendants.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt has in
vited Gladstone to meet Lord Harting-
ton and Lord Randolph Churchill at
dinner at his house on Saturday.
Harrington sends his excuses, and
the presence of Gladstone IS doubtful,
The invitations have caused u sensa-
ton.
1t is rumored that Vernon Harcourt
is trying to form temporary coalition
in order TO attack the Government
war expenditures.
The dinner is to be purely social in
character and without political import.
LeED HARTINGToN on THE IRISH PRO
BLEM.
LoSDON. February 3.-Lorl Harting-
ton spoke at New Castle last evening.
He said it was unlikely that they would
see the Governments Irish proposals
this session if the present waste OF
time in Parliament continued. He eX-
planned that though he continued TO
support the Government he believed
that an official coalition would have
diminished the Unconstitutional fol-
lowing. He could better help
the Unionist cause by remaining
Independent. With Goschen the case
was different. Though he was a sound
Liberal, his frequent differences with
the party had lessened his influence
over the Liberals. His joining the
Cabinet would assist the Government,
while not altering the Liberal position.
He (Hartineton) was unable to APP
prove Lord Randolph Churchills
action, which did not tend to
strengthen the Unionists. A large
expenditure did not necessarily mean
extravagance; neither did reduction ne
cessarily mean economy. A chancellor
| of the exchequer fails in his duty who
merely demands economy without indi-
eating in what manner his demand is
to be complied with. 1t were better to
devote his energies TO a steady endea-
yor to reform the spending depart
ment and to reduce its expendi-
lures, if it were possible to do so
with safety. He said he wished
| well to the formidable efforts 10
bring about a reunion of the Liberal
| party. These efforts were in safe hands
therefore there was no danger to the
Unionist cause. At the same time he
thought the time had hardly yet come
for such efforts to succeed He had no
sympathy with those who reproached
| the Government for its efforts to
bring Irish landlords and tenants to
an agreement. He believed it was
impossible to dispense with eyictions
/ Certainly no legislation Of any kind
could dispense with them. He urged
that the agitators, who, he said, were
in many cases the orignators of Ire
lands troubles, he firmly dealt with,
and that steady endeavor be made to re
| move the economic causes Of those
| troubles